Shoe



Patented May 17, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,628,743 PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR M. ROHBEB, OF KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE MOORE SHOECOMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

SHOE.

Application filed February 25, 1926.

My invention relates to a shoe and particularly to a shoe in which onepart of the upper, either the vamp or quarter or both, is made of twopieces of leather preferably of contrasting color. The object of myinvention is to provide the two pieces of leath er with interlockingprojections or tabs whereby fastening the parts together is facilitatedand at the same time an ornamental appearance is imparted to the shoe.

In the accompanying drawings in which one form of shoe made inaccordance with my invention is illustrated, Figure 1 is a side view;Figure 2 is an enlarged detail of one half of the blank from which thelower part of the vamp is formed; and Figure 3 is an enlarged detailview of one half of the blank from which the upper part of the vamp isformed.

As shown in the drawings the quarter is formed of two parts 5 and 6preferably of contrasting colors, and the vamp is likewise formed of twoparts 7 and 8 also of contrasting colors, the upper part of the quarterbeing the same color as the lower part of the vamp, and the lower partof the quarter and .the upper part of the vamp being also similar. Iform on one part of the upper, as for example the lower part of thevamp, (Figure 2) one or more tabs 9 terminating in inwardly extendingcuts 10. At the base of each of the tabs I form a slit 11 situatedbetween the cuts 10 and slightly less in length than the distancebetween said cuts. ()11 the juxtaposed part, as for example the upperpart of the vamp, (Figure 3) I form corresponding tabs 12. These tabshave tor-mod at their bases short cuts 13 approximately at right anglesto the cuts 10 and forming locking shoulders. The length of these cutsshould be such that the resultant tongue connecting the tab to the bodyof the blank is just equal in width to the length of one of the slits11.

To secure the two parts together the tabs are folded and passed throughthe slits 11 from the rear of the blank the edge of the part 7 extemlinginto the cuts 10. The two parts will now be firmly held together by theinterlocking tabs. row of stitching 14 is now made to secure theoverlapping edges of the parts 7 and 8 together. A second row ofstitching 15 fastens down the tabs 9 and 12.

As shown in the drawings, both tabs 9 and Serial No. 90,436.

12 are substantially semi-circular in form so that the resultingornamentation is in the :torm of a circleas shown in Figure 1. It willbe understood, however, that the form of the tabs may be varied toproduce different kinds of ornamentation.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1 A shoe having an upper comprising two ad acent parts, one of saidparts being provided with a tab overlapping the other part, a slit insaid tab, a tab on said second named part passing upwardly through saidslit and overlapping said first named part whereby said tabs cooperateto :t'orm an ornametal de sign on the shoe, a row of stitching securingsaid parts together, and a second row of stitching holding said tabs inposition.

2. A shoe having an upper comprising two adjacent parts of differentcolors, one of said parts being provided with a tab overlapping theother part, a tab on the second named part overlapping the first namedpart, said tabs cooperating to form an ornamental figure in two colors,and means for securing the parts together and the tabs to the outersurface of the shoe.

3. A shoe having an upper comprising two unitary parts with overlappingedges, one of said parts being provided along its edge with a pluralityof projecting tabs and the other with a plurality of correspondinglyspaced inset tabs having slits for the passage of said first named tabs,each pair of tabs cooperating to form an ornamuetal design on the outersurface of the shoe, and means for securing the parts of the shoetogether and the tabs against the surface of the shoe.

4-. A shoe having an upper comprising two unitary parts with overlappingedges, one of said parts being provided along its edge with a pluralityof projecting tabs and the other with a plurality of correspondinglyspaced inset tabs having slits tor the passage of said first named tabs,each pair of tabs cooperating to form an ornrunetal do sign on the outersurface of the shoe, stitch ing securing the parts together. andstitching holding the tabs against the surface of the shoe.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto atiix my signature, this 20th day ofFebruary, 1926.

ARTHUR M. ROHRER.

